Associate Professor/Senior Research Fellow - Health Economics

Senior Research Fellow (Grade 8) or Associate Professor (Grade 9) in Evidence Synthesis and Decision Modelling

Working time: 100% Full time Equivalent

Contract type: Ongoing

Do you want to use your evidence synthesis and decision modelling skills to have an impact on health care decision making and policy?

An opportunity has arisen to appoint an experienced researcher to lead on economic evaluations of healthcare technologies. This post is part of the University’s long term commitment to international excellence in applied and methodological health economics research and to the on-going support of health economics expertise and capability. We are looking for an individual with proven experience in leading applied research using evidence synthesis techniques (including indirect treatment comparisons, matching-adjusted indirect comparisons and network meta-analyses) and decision modelling techniques (decision tree, partitioned survival and Markov models) for health technology assessment (HTA).

What we offer in return

• 26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!
• Generous pension scheme plus life assurance – the University contributes 14.5% of salary.
• Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
• Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team, and self-development courses including languages, Creative Writing, Wellbeing Therapies and much more.
• Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.
• And much more!

If you are looking for a role that will provide you with a firm foundation to advance your career in applied health research apply today.

 Please note that this post may be suitable for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route but first-time applicants might need to qualify for salary concessions. For more information please visit: www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa

For research and academic posts, we will consider eligibility under the Global Talent visa. For more information please visit: www.gov.uk/global-talent

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:

Professor David Meads;

Email: D.Meads@leeds.ac.uk

Downloads: Candidate Brief (PDF)

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